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The island is eminently walkable; a full circuit takes up an afternoon, leaving you plenty hungry for lobster in the evening, and thirsty for the Inn’s popular and addictive Chebang-ade (Double Cross Vodka, pomegranate juice, and lemon juice). Sunsets are best viewed on the porch, with said ade in hand and a plate of the Inn’s mind-blowing Devils on Horseback (those would be blue-cheese-stuffed dates wrapped in bacon).
The Details: Chebeague Island Inn, 61 South Rd, Chebeague Island, ME (207) 846-5155; chebeagueislandinn.com. Low season rates start at $210, and peak season starts at $370/night based on double occupancy. The Inn offers a wide range of special packages, including Tee Time: two nights’ lodging, gourmet daily breakfast, afternoon tea, nine holes of golf per person per day, and “19th hole” post-round cocktails. WiFi is available and free to use, if you really must.
accommodations—many with fireplaces, all impeccably designed with fine antiques and featuring marble floor-heated bathrooms—are offered.
Unplug: Pass through the ornate iron gates and fall right off the grid into a life of luxurious, one-percenter leisure in this elegant sanctu- ary. Magnificent manicured formal gardens, stunning interiors that showcase a museum-worthy private collection of Rauschenbergs, Motherwells, and other eminent modern artists, and a gracious, ever- attentive staff, combine to push thoughts of deadlines, multi-tasking, and never-ending to-do lists far from mind. Sipping drinks or dining al fresco in the splendid cortile or open courtyard with marble pillars and grand staircase quickly becomes the new normal—and inhaling lunch desktop while answering email just a distressing distant memory.
Smartphone Substitute: Though secluded high on a hill, the property is still well-situated to enjoy outdoor pursuits like golf, hiking, and riding, and such artistic gems as Dia:Beacon Art Museum, the renowned contem- porary art museum and Storm King Art Center. But with two outstanding restaurants—one for fine dining, one casual—an elegant new spa with a lavish bathhouse; fitness center; heated outdoor pool; and tennis, bocce, and croquet courts, you just may not want to ever leave the premises.
Details: Glenmere Mansion, 634 Pine Hill Rd, Chester, NY (845) 469- 1900; glenmeremansion.com. Deluxe rooms begin at $750 per night and suites at $1,295 to $3,585; The Penthouse is $3,500. Includes cooked-to- order gourmet breakfast. Two-night minimum for summer weekends and three-night minimum for holiday weekends. And, yes, for the termi- nally wired-in, there’s high-speed Internet and television.
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UPSELL
Glenmere Mansion, Chester, NY
Escape: So close—just an hour’s drive from White Plains—and yet seemingly so far away, this spectacular apricot-colored Italianate villa located amidst 150 acres of rolling Lower Hudson Valley farmland appears to have been magically transported straight from Tuscany. Five years ago, a massive, $30 million dollar renovation transformed a rundown old mansion of excellent pedigree into this idyllic Relais & Châteaux retreat. Only 18 sumptuous, individually designed guest
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— TT, White Plains, NY
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